Should never have been given the job in the first place.

Can still seem him around, even after WC 2013, which is depressing

Quite the opposite I am taking club bias out of it I watch souths whenever they play on tv and luke burgess has been immense the only oversight I may of made was jammer but sorry I know I upset all wigan fans when I dont include precious o'loughlin but ellis is better

The bottom line is if they play for the incomparable Wigan and they qualify they should be first choice for England.
McNamara should be sacked and someone put in plcae who recognises that England will never be capable of competing until the team is packed with Wigan players, all of whom are infinitely better than anyone in the world.

Seriously though Wolf, I think you're initial analysis was excellent.

I wouldn't pick Ellis at loose admittedly, but jeez calm down. Has captain fantastic won player of the year for an NRL team 3 years in a row?

Seriously bro, stay off that crack pipe.

I'd put Reed up against Inglis.
Chris Lawrence and Atkins would be a better match up in my opinion. (and I think Atkins would come out on top)

Inglis still wins but seriously which other english centre would get close to inglis

He might well be our best option but he's leagues behind Inglis. It's like comparing Andy Currier with Mal Meninga.

So who should be appointed, bearing in mind that England coach is a demotion from any decent club job?

Goulding was once again superb today, micky mac MOM by a country mile.
So in the past three weeks hes outshone Roby(x3), Burrows(x2)Henderson(x2).

This.


However, who else? Who'd want it?

Goulding may be playing well but still wouldn't get in the England team as he is behind Reed, Atkins, Watkins and Yeamen.( Granted should be in for the exiles over players like Cudjoe however). Also Roby is easily our best Hooker and Burrow can make a try out of nothing so would be the interchange.

I personally think Houghton is above him in the pecking order atm as he is standing out just as much as 'Micky Mac' (what on Earth is that nickname...?) and he's playing behind a pack that isn't as good as the Wigan one.

This question is wrong.

Surely the man who hired this lightweight is the one you want sacked!

Just because Wigan defeated these sides does not mean that every member of the Wigan 17 is better than the opposition 17.

You are making the mistake of judging individual quality on the basis of team performances. Burrow for example, is second only to Sam Tomkins in SL in being able to single-handedly change a game. Can Mickey Mac do that - no.